Fables of the Reconstruction
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We are hope despite the times
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An American who got out and is happily living in Canada 🇨🇦
Eat the rich. Octavia Butler was a truth-teller. Free Palestine🇵🇸
Cynical optimist
An American who got out and is happily living in Canada 🇨🇦
Eat the rich. Octavia Butler was a truth-teller. Free Palestine🇵🇸
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The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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The trial has begun.
If you are antifascist, you might want to pay attention because this case in Texas is meant to set a legal precedent to characterize you as a “domestic terrorist.”
If you are antifascist, you might want to pay attention because this case in Texas is meant to set a legal precedent to characterize you as a “domestic terrorist.”
“Antifa, where are you? Which office are they in or which hole, which bunker, which park? It’s a buzzword used to label people to justify political persecution & violation of their first amendment rights.” - George Lobb, attorney in Maricela Rueda’s state case
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The trial has begun.
If you are antifascist, you might want to pay attention because this case in Texas is meant to set a legal precedent to characterize you as a “domestic terrorist.”
If you are antifascist, you might want to pay attention because this case in Texas is meant to set a legal precedent to characterize you as a “domestic terrorist.”
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⚠️ For the first time, the Trump administration is seeking to convict anti-ICE protesters on charges related to domestic terrorism.
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.
A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.
www.ms.now
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
⚠️ For the first time, the Trump administration is seeking to convict anti-ICE protesters on charges related to domestic terrorism.
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Federal prosecutors have characterized the protest as an “antifa attack.”
The trial for nine of the defendants starts TODAY:
Another hauntingly beautiful, reflective piece on this current moment, from truth-teller Sarah Kendzior...who has been warning us and writing about Trump, Epstein & this circle of sociopathic pedo monsters for well over a decade.
New article! I wrote about Epstein and the difference between vindication and justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...
Shipwreck on Zombie Road
Vindication means nothing without justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Another hauntingly beautiful, reflective piece on this current moment, from truth-teller Sarah Kendzior...who has been warning us and writing about Trump, Epstein & this circle of sociopathic pedo monsters for well over a decade.
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I remember @sarahkendzior.bsky.social saying, and i very much poorly paraphrase from memory, that covid and then genocide were about getting people used to death at scale so people just shrug when it comes to American streets.
This bringing foreign wars home, fits
www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...
This bringing foreign wars home, fits
www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...
ICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation. That’s no coincidence
U.S. immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel. Now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets.
www.972mag.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I remember @sarahkendzior.bsky.social saying, and i very much poorly paraphrase from memory, that covid and then genocide were about getting people used to death at scale so people just shrug when it comes to American streets.
This bringing foreign wars home, fits
www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...
This bringing foreign wars home, fits
www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...
One of the truth-tellers I've always read and listened to...
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
One of the truth-tellers I've always read and listened to...
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And it is one of the best pieces I have read on Trump
February 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
And it is one of the best pieces I have read on Trump
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote this paragraph in her book "They Knew" in December of '21. Her prescience is one of the many reasons I always read her books.
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social wrote this paragraph in her book "They Knew" in December of '21. Her prescience is one of the many reasons I always read her books.
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February 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Homeland Security is monitoring anti-ICE Reddit posts, an intelligence bulletin leaked to me reveals:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
Homeland Security Spies on Reddit Users
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Homeland Security is monitoring anti-ICE Reddit posts, an intelligence bulletin leaked to me reveals:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-s...
Important reporting. The fascists want ICE to be a permanent fixture everywhere.
Last week, we reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Important reporting. The fascists want ICE to be a permanent fixture everywhere.
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“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
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1/2 "Steven W. Thrasher’s latest tour de force exposes an inconvenient truth: today’s rising fascism, state violence, campus repression, carceral expansion, and U.S.-backed war and genocide would not be possible without the rainbow coalition of the willing—better known as the Overseer Class…
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
1/2 "Steven W. Thrasher’s latest tour de force exposes an inconvenient truth: today’s rising fascism, state violence, campus repression, carceral expansion, and U.S.-backed war and genocide would not be possible without the rainbow coalition of the willing—better known as the Overseer Class…
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Trump is not an aberration. He is a symptom of a much larger disease.
You do not get to Donald Trump and American Fascism without George W. Bush and if you find yourself trying to paint him in a positive light you have absolutely lost the plot.
You do not get to Donald Trump and American Fascism without George W. Bush and if you find yourself trying to paint him in a positive light you have absolutely lost the plot.
February 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Trump is not an aberration. He is a symptom of a much larger disease.
You do not get to Donald Trump and American Fascism without George W. Bush and if you find yourself trying to paint him in a positive light you have absolutely lost the plot.
You do not get to Donald Trump and American Fascism without George W. Bush and if you find yourself trying to paint him in a positive light you have absolutely lost the plot.
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AI will be used in situations where it isn’t best practice for the same reason university admins continually destroy their schools and for the same reason everything good bought by private equity gets worse and for the same reason this criminal regime is stripping government down to spare parts.
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
AI will be used in situations where it isn’t best practice for the same reason university admins continually destroy their schools and for the same reason everything good bought by private equity gets worse and for the same reason this criminal regime is stripping government down to spare parts.
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JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?
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it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric
Devastated to learn that Univ of Texas at Austin is closing the American Studies dept. The years I spent there earning my PhD were formative, making me the teacher, thinker, and writer I am today. I've passed on what I learned at UT to thousands of students over the past 20 years. Just awful.
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric
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Happened to me with United 2day. Saw one price when I went into United website-not signing in with my FFlier #. Saw a higher price once I logged in. SO I went in on another computer-not logging in. Back to lower price. They literally penalize you for having an account with them.😡
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Happened to me with United 2day. Saw one price when I went into United website-not signing in with my FFlier #. Saw a higher price once I logged in. SO I went in on another computer-not logging in. Back to lower price. They literally penalize you for having an account with them.😡
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(11/11) In this new normal, costs are individually adjusted to a consumer’s maximum threshold and wages to a worker’s minimum floor.
The next time you see a price, know that it may not reflect what the item is worth—but what the algorithm believes *you* are worth.
The next time you see a price, know that it may not reflect what the item is worth—but what the algorithm believes *you* are worth.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(11/11) In this new normal, costs are individually adjusted to a consumer’s maximum threshold and wages to a worker’s minimum floor.
The next time you see a price, know that it may not reflect what the item is worth—but what the algorithm believes *you* are worth.
The next time you see a price, know that it may not reflect what the item is worth—but what the algorithm believes *you* are worth.
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Important thread on so-called “dynamic pricing” that will also affect wages:
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Important thread on so-called “dynamic pricing” that will also affect wages:
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Don Huffines and family changed the name and address of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling 10,000 acre ranch in New Mexico after using an LLC to purchase it anonymously.
The ranch has reportedly never been searched as part of any criminal investigation related to Epstein (www.krtv.com/us-news/crim...).
The ranch has reportedly never been searched as part of any criminal investigation related to Epstein (www.krtv.com/us-news/crim...).
February 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Don Huffines and family changed the name and address of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling 10,000 acre ranch in New Mexico after using an LLC to purchase it anonymously.
The ranch has reportedly never been searched as part of any criminal investigation related to Epstein (www.krtv.com/us-news/crim...).
The ranch has reportedly never been searched as part of any criminal investigation related to Epstein (www.krtv.com/us-news/crim...).
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In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation. www.wired.com/story/makers...
Makers Are Building Back Against ICE
In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.
www.wired.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation. www.wired.com/story/makers...
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.